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DL8 1QS

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 1QF 32 m
DL8 1QE 188 m
DL8 1QQ 193 m
DL8 1LX 218 m
DL8 1QG 218 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 1QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1
Latitude
54.324138
Longitude
-1.709387
British National Grid easting
419,000
British National Grid northing
492,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale · E05014312
Parish or community
E04007494
Westminster constituency
Richmond and Northallerton · E14001444
Output area
E00141352
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 006B · E01027756
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 006 · E02005787

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School

    Community school

    383 m

  2. Aysgarth School

    Other independent school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL8 1 residents
4,668

Age bands in DL8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

702 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

363 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

899 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,493 residents

Age 65 and over
28.4%

1,370 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Hunton

    0.2 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Hunton

    0.2 miles

  • Finghall (Wensleydale Railway)

    MET · Finghall

    1.3 miles

  • Hill Top

    BCT · Constable Burton

    1.5 miles

  • Hill Top

    BCT · Constable Burton

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 006B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,881 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.